Gearing.



c. J. MARTH.

BEARING. APPLICATION FlLED FEB. 23,1915.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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(3.1. MARTH.

, GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1M5.

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C. 1. MARTH.

GEARING.

ATION FILED FEB.23. 1915.

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Patented Mar. 28

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' the subject matter the last-named vertical shaft for up rinirnn srnrns CHARLES J". MARTH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOUR I, ASSIGNOR T0 VJihYI l'ETEANUIKhUTUIRING COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATIGII 0E? IlZlISSOUHLlL.

Graeme.

Original application filed July 24, 1912, Serial No. 711,246.

23, 1915. Seri To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. MAR'ri-I, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louisand State of Missouri, have invented anew and useful Gearing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gearings, and it has particular reference to gearings' for use in connection with laundry machines.

This application is a division of my prior apphcatiom'Serial No. 711,246, filed July 24, 1912, and the mechanism illustrated, described and claimed herein is a part of the mechanism embodied in the machine constituting the subject matter of the said prior application. It will be understood, however, that I do not restrict myself to the use of of the two applications in combination with each other except where such combination is made the essence of claims.

An objectof the invention is to provide a gearing including a horizontal drive shaft mounted below a support and provided with driving connections whereby said shaft will be constantly rotated in one direction, a sec- 0nd shaft mounted below the support and driven by the drive shaft, a support movably mounted on the first-named support and carrying a vertical shaft which extends below both supports, and suitable actuating connections between the. second horizontal shaft and, the vertical shaft for imparting an alternating rotary motion to the vertical shaft by the constant rotation of the second shaft in one direction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gearing for laundry machines comprising a horizontal drive mounted below a support, a vertical shaft driven in an alternating rotary manner by the con stant rotation'of the drive shaft-in pne direction for operating on the work during one stage of its treatment, in combination with another vertical shaft, mechanism driven by crating on the same work during its treatment after the vertical alternating rotary shafi liltbd j operated on the work, means for supporting said mechanism in various positions with respect to said alternating'rotary shaft, and means for driving said second-named verti- Specification of Letters latent.

I tion,

Patented Mar 28, Divided and this al No. 10,164.

application filed 'li'ebruary cal shaft in either direction by the constant rotation of the horizontal shaft in one direc tion. Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which I have illustrated one embodiment of my invenand in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a laundry machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 1s a sectional view on the line Fig. 3 is a detailed view illustrating? the gearing whereby the horizontal driveshaft imparts an alternating rotary motion to one vertical shaft and constant rotary motion in either direction to another vertical shaft. Fig. r is a plan viewof a part of the gearing whereby one ofthe vertical shafts is rocked by the constant rotation of the drive shaft in one direction, and the other vertical shaft is constantly rotated in either direction by the constant rotation of the drive shaft in one direction. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on. the line 5-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the movable support on the stationary support, each of which carries a part of the gearing. I

The laundry machine in which I have chosen to illustrate the present invention consists of a stationary portable support 1 which. is in the form of with supporting legs. Upon the stationary support is mounted a removable support 2', comprising a tub or receptacle in which the washing is effected. The support or tub 2 is movably supported by the stationary support 1. The devices by which. the support ing tub 2 is movably supported comprise trunnions 3 secured to the outer side of the tub and mounted in stirrnpbearings 4: attached to the support 1. The trunnions 3 thus constituting axial members for supporting two sides of the tub, third side being provided with a bracket bearing which carries a revoluble member 6 having an arm 7 arranged to engage with a latch member 8 on the support the supporting tub in in The member 6 is provided whereby saidfmember lease the arm 7 from t the tub to be tilted or a s of Fig. 1.

a frame provided de rstood'that the side of the tubon which 'the supporting member through the bottom of the supporting tub,

her 11 which may be lowered when the arm 7 is released from the support 1. In this adjustment the handle 9 extends over the upper part of the support 1 and holds the supporting tub in its inclined position. I

An agitator shaft 10 extends vertically and carries on its upper end a dolly memper and lower sides of a frame 12 which, in the construction illustrated, is attachedto the.bottom of the tub. A sleeve 13 is pro- -vided with a polygonal opening which receives a correspondingly shaped portion of the shaft 10, so that said sleeve is vertically movable'upon the shaft between the upper and lower parts of the frame; 12,hut saidsleeve is not revoluble'with respect to the shaft. The sleeve 13 supports a series of radial teeth 14 which, as illustrated, may be in the form of the spokes of a" wheel 'prefe rably having theirouter ends intev ofwhich is journaled in extend approximatelytwo grally united with a rim part 15 whereby said teeth are-strengthened. The teeth 14 thirds ofthe distance around the sleeve 13,thus leaving an open space to enable the sleeve and the teeth 14: to move vertically with respect to the actuating pinion with which meshed. At the side of the sleeve 13011 which there are no teeth there is formed a" .shoulder or abutment 16 having grooved against which walls on its opposite sides operates the abutment, by which .rotation of the shaft 10 is stopped so that said shaft will be given an alternating rotary or rocking movement. a

- he actuating pinion- 17 which meshes with the teeth .14; is attached to a shaft 18 one. end of which is journaled in a bearing formed in the frame 12 and the other end 7 a bearing 19 formed in an arm QO'which is integrally connected with the frame 12, and the other end of which is journaledin a hearing 19 formed in an arm 20 which is integrally connected with the frame 12. theshaft 1S terminates adjacent to the periphery of the sleeve 1.3 and in the path of movement of the abutment 16,- the sleeve has been turned until. the abutment 16 engages against the endof the shaft 18 the sleeve 13 will be raised by theconlast tooth Vertical movement of the tinuous rotation of the pinion 17, since the I 14: of the series is engaged between teeth on said pinion 17 in,such a manner that the pinion 17 will raise sleeve 13 with which they are connected.

sleeve 13 in opposite directions is limitedby flanges 21 adapt- 6 is mounted 'will bearings 23 be of any preferred con-' struction'. The shaft 10 extends-below the.

. supportingtub, and is journaled in the upshaft 22 will be constantly rotated in 'upomthe shaft 18, so that at the operator the shaft 10' may or may notbe malntained in operation by the connecsaid teeth clutch 3l-wit h thehub of expansion spring 37 encircles the rod 33 be- The end of' .the lever 35 the rod 33 so that when gagement. engaged it will be retained in engagement 'until manually released, and the power of the spring 37 is then sufficient to prevent continuous rotation of thethe teeth lel and the ed to engage with the so as to -maintain the pinion 1 7 and the end of the shaft 18 sleeve "13 in their proper relative adjust- A drive shaft 22 is journaled'in secured to the under side of the ments'.

support 1, said drive shaft having a plnion Qi thereon which meshes with a pinion 25 on a shaft 26 which is also jonrnaled in' bearings supported below the support 1 andwhich is driven. by suitable connections from a motor 27. By means of'the motor-27' the. one The direction when the machine is in use.

shaft 18*is'driven from the shaft 22.

the embodiment illustrated the means for driving the shaft 18- from theshaft 22 includes a sprocket wheelQSattached to the shaft 22 and connected with a sprocket wheel 29 on the shaft '18 by means of a chain 30. The sprocket wheel 29 is loose tions from the driving shaft 22,. as desired.

In orderthat the shaft 10 may be'oper-,

ated by the rotation. of the .shaft 22 itvis "necessary toclutch. the sprocket wheel 29 upon the shaft 18,. for this'purpo'se, I pro vide a releasable clutch member 31 mounted on the shaft .18 and adapted ,to be moved into and out of engagement with the hub of the sprocket wheel 29. The clutch member 31 is engaged by the arms of a'bifurcated which extend into a circumferthe clutch member, 'sa1d member 82 entlal groove on arms being attached to an axially movable- .rod 33 supported 1n bearings 34: on the ftame 1'2 and the arm'QO. A lever is pivoted to a support .36 at the side of the frame 1 and the lower end of said lever is pivotally connected to the outer end of the v33; said lever constituting manipulative rod means for actuating said rod to engage the the wheel 29 An the option of the hub of the 31-v with the v shaft 18 on I the hub of the wheel, the

overcome the resistance of the frictional en- Thus, when the clutch is once accidental re'engagement of the clutch, when it is desired to operate-other portions of the gearing Without Operating the shaft 10. It

Will be understood that the mechanism driven by the shaft 10 operates upon the same Work during one stage of its treat ment that is operated upon by other portions of the gearing driven by the same drive shaft 22, which other portions of the gearing will be presently described.

As previously stated the drive shaft 22 is supported by and below a stationary support 1, and the rock shaft 10 is supported by the independent movable support 2. The said shaft 10 extends above the support 1, and above the abutment of the support2, and drives a device for operating upon the Work during" the initial stage of its treatment. Additional devices are supported by the stationary support 1 independently of the movable support 2 for Operating upon the same Work during the subsequent stages of its treatment, and this additional mechanism is also driven by the drive shaft 22. in

the embodiment illustrated journal bearing in the form of a sleeve 38 is secured to the support 1 and a vertical shaft 39 is journaled in said hearing. The shaft 39 extends below the support 1 and is in rigid shaft 39 as an axis. 'A frame a9 is in con.-

the shaft 22 in one direction. engaged by an arm 43 attached. to a rod id which is supported in bearings below' connection With a bevel pinion 40 which is in a horizontal plane above the shaft 0n the shaft 22 two bevel pinions ll are loosely supported, both being in constant mesh with thepinion 1 0, the said pinions e1 being in vertical. planes. The hubs of the pinions i1 abut against the bearings 23 in which the shaft 22 is journaled and are thereby retained in constantmesh with the pinion 40. A clutch collar 42 is keyed to slide on the shaft 22, and is movable into engagement with the hub of either one or the other of the "pinionsal as desired, so that the vQvertical shaft 39 may berotated in either fdirectio-n' by the constant rotation of The collar 42 is the support 1. A lever 46 is pivoted upon a, support 47 at the side of the support 1,

andhas its lower end connected with the rod 4%.,- so-that by manipulation of the lever 46 either of the pinions il may be clutched upon and driven bythe shaft 22.

A sleeve as is pivoted upon the shaft 39 and rests upon the upper end of the bean neotion )Vlbll the sleeve 48, and supports a mechanism 50 for operating'upon thevvork during different stages of its treatment. The

mechanism 50 is driven by a shaft 51 loll??- naled in bearings in the frame 49' and having a beveled pinion. 52 on one end thereof in constant mesh .Wltll a bevel pinion 53 on the upper end ofthe shaft 39 above the sleeve 48. Since the shaft .39 may be driven in either direction by the constant rotation .in either direction at the will of the operator, eependino; upon the direction in which the shaft 39 is revolving. Upon the support 1 at equal distances from the shaft I provide a series of elements 5% which, in the form shown, are upright tubular posts. The free end of the frame 49 is movable over the series of posts 5 1- and may be retained in engagement with any one of said posts in order to support the mechanism'fiO in position. for operating on the work during different and various stages of its treatment. in the form shown 1 provide a tubular member 55 on the under side of the frame -19 in which is mounted-a movable element 56 which is adapted-to engage in the upper ends of the posts 54:, respectively to hold the frame 4.9 in its different adjustments about the shaft 39. The element 56 is supported by a resilient carrier 57 having its outer end secured to the frame one ofthe posts 5%, as illustrated in Fig. 2,

but by pressing the carrier 57 toward the frame 49 the element 56 maybe disengaged from any of the posts 54. By moving the collar -12 to an intermediate position between the hubs of the pinions til said collar may be retained disengaged from both of said pinions, thus enabling the shaft 22 to revolve independently of the shaft 39.

Having described my invention, What I claii'n and desire to secure by Letters Patout is:

1. In a device of the character described a support, bearings supported by said support at the under side thereof, a horizontal drive shaft journaled in said bearings, additional bearings supported by said support at the under side thereof, a second shaft journaled in said additional bearings, connections for driving said second shaft from said drive shaft, means for rendering said connections operative or inoperative as desired, whereby said drive shaft may operate While said second shaft remains stationary, a support for the Work to be operated-upon removably niounted on said first-mentioned support, a vertical shaft carried by said re movable support and extending below said first-named support and below said second shaft, and devices driven bysaid second shaft for imparting an alternating" rotary motion to said vertical shaft.

2. in a device of the character described, a stationary support, bearings at the under side thereof, a horizontal driving shaft j ournaled in said support, a support for the work-to be operated upon mountedon said.

stationary support, a vertical shaft mounted in said second support and extending below stationary support, connecby said stationary support alternating rotary movea part .ofsaid tions supported for imparting an 'ment to said vertical shaft by the continuous j rotation of said drive shaft in one direction,

, up on the treatment,

and a device settable in I tively to drive said connections by said drive shaft and in another position to-enable sa d drive shaft to operate Withoutdriving said connections.

3. In a gear device of the class described,

the combination of a stationary support for supporting the mechanisms for operating work during different stages of its a horizontal drive shaft supsaid stationary support, an addiported by be operated tional support forthe work to upon 'in mounted on saidstationary support, an up- 1 right shaft journaled .in said additional support, connections interposed between drive shaft and said upright shaft for imparting an alternating rotary motion to the upright shaft by the continuous rotation of the drive shaft in one direction, a device settabl e in oneposition to drive said connections .from said drive shaft and in tion to enable said drive" shaft to. operate fwhile said connections remain stationary, a

driven by said drive shaft for imp 5 alternating rotary motion to said upright means for driving either of treatment m n upright shaft wholly supported bysaid for the workfand projecting into the same and below said unitary support, 50

said drive shaft or not, as

work, a gear wheel on vertical shaft supported tionary support above said drive wheels interposed between said vertical shaft and said drive shaft and a device for throwing said vertical enable said drive shaft to operate while said vertical shaft remains stationary.

' 4. A gearing device of the class coinprisingta unitary support,

journaled below said support, an additional support for the" work in the first stage of its mounted on said unitary support,

described,

support mechanism controlled by said upright shaft for operating on the work in the first stage of its treatment, devices supported underneath said unitary support arranged "to be shaft, means-for driving said devices from desired, when said drive shaft rotates, a; supported'wholly by saidunitary support and separately from said support for the the lower end of said vertical shaft, gear wheel's arranged to be driven by said drive shaft and meshing with said said last-named one position effecthe first stage of its treatment anotlier p0s1--.

wholly by said stashaft, gear for actuating said vertical shaft continuously in either direcv tion,

shaft out of gear with said drive shaft to drive shaft arting an unitary support,

a said support for V'eriial. t? wholly supported. by said unitary support.-

' connections arranged to ear wheel on said vertical shaft, and

- gearwheels from'said drive shaft whereby said vertical shaft may direction.

5. gearing-device of theela'ss described, comprislng a unitary support, a drive shaft berotated in either journaledbelow said support, a support for the work in the first. stage-of its treatment mounted on saidunitary' support, an upr ght shaft ournaled in saidsupport'for the work, a frame supported by said support for the work below said unitary supshaft jo'urnaledan said port, a horizontal driven by said horizer frame, gear devices 'tal shaftfor imparting an alternating rotary motion to said upright shaft, connections arranged to be operated by said drive shaft class described;

unitary support, gearing whereby said coun-' tershaft will impart an alternating rotary motion to said vertical shaft, connections for operating said countershaft from said drive shaft, optionally. settable means for irendering'said connections operativej'or inoperative as desired, mechanism driven by said "vertical shaft for operating on the workduringone stage of its treatment, an upright shaft wholly supported by said unitary support independently of said support for the work, mechanism'driven by'said upright shaft for operating on the work during different successive stages of its treatment, means for holding said mechanism in differ- 'ent positions Wltlt respect to said upright shaft, and mechanism supported by said unitary support for rotating said upright shaft in either upright shaft to remain sired.

7. In a gearing device of the character dedirection or permitting said scribed, the combination of a unitary supstationary, as de-,

ort for the mechanisms to'operate upon the work during successive stages of its treat-v forjthe work during the treatment mounted onsaid a vertical shaft carried by the work, a drive shaft ment, :1 support first stage of its separately from said support for. the work,

7 be driven by said drive shaft'for imparting an alternating rotalty motion to said vertical shaft by the continuous rotation of said drive shaft, a de vicesettable different positions whereby said connections may bBClIlVEI! or not dur said supportfor the work mamas ing rotation of said drive shaft, an upright shaft wholly supported by said unitar sup port separately from said support for the work, mechanism wholly supported by-said upright shaft and said unitary support and settable in different positions for operating upon the upriqht shaft in either di'rction or permitting said upright shaft to remai njidle while said drive shaft contnu'lously rotates 1n one dlrectl'on.

8. A: gearing device of the class described,

comprising a unitary-support a driving shaft journaled below said suppdit, a support for the work in the first stage of its treatment mounted on said unitary anupright shaft journaled in said support for the work and extending below the bottom thereof, connections supported wholly below said unitary support for operating said upright shaft from said drive shaft,'a device settable in positions to drive nections'from said drive shaft or leave said connections idle while said drive shaft ro-- tates as'desired, a vertical shaft carried by said unitary support independently of the support for the work, devices supported below said unitary support for rotating said vertical shaft in either directionby the continuous rotation of said drive shaft in one direction or leaving said t'ionary while said drive shaft rotates as desired, mechanism settable in diti'erent positions about said vertical shaft above said unitary support, and means for driving said mechanism from said vertical shaft in any of its positions.

9. A gearing device of the class described comprising a unitary support, a support for the work in the first stage of its treatment mounted on said unitary support, an upworkduring successive stages of its t-I'QzlllllGDt means for operating said.

support,

said eon leaving said upright shaft in comfinuoi;

vertical shaft sta- I right shaft extending through the bottom wall of said supportior the Work, drive shaft supported below said supports, eonnections supported beloV said supports for operating said upright shaft from said drive shaft,a vertical shaft supported by said uni-- tar}? support, devices supported below said unitary support for driving said vertical shaft in either direction from said drive I shaft or leaving said vertical shaft stationary during operation of said drive shaft, a frame pivoted upon said vertical shaft above said unitary or holding said frame and thereby said mechanism in. different posi tions about said Vertical shaft, and means for driving said mechanism in. any of its positions from said vertical shaft 10. Agjearing device of the class described, comprising a unitary support. a support for the Work in theiirst stage of its treatment mounted on said unitary support, and provided with a movable cover for the insertion and removal of the Work an upright shaft supported by extending through the bottozii wall of said support for the work, whereby said. cover may be mo tation, a drive shaft su iported below supports, connections driven by saiddrive shaft for imparting an alternating rotary motion to said upright shaft, a vertical shaft carried by said unitary support, a mocha nism supported by and arranged to swing about said vertical shaft, means for driving said meclninisni in any of its positions from said vertical shaft, and a settable device for driving said vertical shaft in either direction by the continuous rotation of said drive shaft in one ClllQCt-iOIn In witness whereof, I have signed this specification-in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

Cl-lARL-ES J. IVEARTH. lVitnesses:

JoHN l). Rirrnr, B. M. Lawnnucn.

support, a mechanism in said, vframe, means i 

